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making a part of the sameis a full, clear, and exact /taten' JOHN I-I. LIVINGSTON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE'ISLAND.

'Leners Paten: Na. 88,050, dans M11/rch 23,1869.

IMPROVEMENT n1' BOOTS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To alwhom itmc/y conce'm:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. LIvxNGsToN, ofthe city and county of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, haveuinvented a new and useful Improvement in Boots; and I do herebydeclare that the following specification, taken in connection with the drawings description thereof.

Figure 1` isa front view of the leg of a boot, and

Figure 2, of the upper, or vamp, both as they appear when cut ont, before being stitched together and mpdv Figure 3 is ,a view of the back side of the same parts stitched together, partiallyy lined. with cloth; and ready fo!` crimping. v

Figure 4 is a view of the same parts crimped.

My improvement consists in so constructing arboot that the upper, or vamp, and the fcunter, shall be made vof one entire piece, whereby I am enabled to avoid the presence iof side seams, or those seams which have heretcdore been required to enablethe counter to be united to the vamp.

The advantages which result from rnyimprovement First, the avoidance of seams at which the boot most frequently rips, and which it is impossible to join securely after becoming ripped, without making an ugly outside seam;l l

Second, in 'avoiding the presence of any seam, to chafe the foot at these points; 'and 'l Third, iu obtaining, by the greater vfacility with which the b oot can beput upon the last, a more perfeet fit.

In the drawings- A is the boot-leg.

The vamp is shown at B, and is intended to be stitche'd to' the leg, as shown at fig. 4, which is now the usual way in making fine boots, the leg-portion being frequently of morocco leather, while the vamp is of calf-skin.

The portions B B2 of the vamp constitute the counter, and are a part of the vamp, the vamp being out of such a pattern that the portions will be able to be brought around the heel of the last to form the counter. the back side.

The leg and vamp having been united, lined, and `crimped, (a suitable crimping-block, specially adapted to this improvement, being employed,) the leg is sewn up in the usual way, and then turned right-side out.

The counter having been duly stiened, as is usual,

the seam is whipped together and' covered with an or,

mamental patch, stitched to 4the counter around its edge, of the form shown at Figure 6. The boot is now ready to be put upon the last, an when soled, is treed and finished in the usual way. Boots having legs, uppers, and counters, made from a single piece of material, have been manufactured an'd sold toa limited extent only, owingl to the im'- practicability of thus producing a' well-bent, neatly-fitting ankle. To obviate this objection so longr existing,

I seek to, anddo, practically, accomplish by my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy The im provemeut in the manufacture of boots, which consists in making, independent-'of the leg, the counter and vamp of one piece of material, when constructed as herein described, for the purposespecified.

JOHN H. LIVINGSTON.

Witnesses:

. B. F. THURsroN,

Cms. W. GREENE.

The single seam, joining them together, is' on 

